Pope Benedict XVI received Nancy Pelosi, one of the most prominent abortion rights politicians in the United States, and told her Wednesday that Catholic politicians have a duty to protect life "at all stages of its development." ...more

February 19, 2009

Stashed in a drawer in his Manhattan apartment between snapshots of family vacations, a photograph shows Richard C. Holbrooke on a private visit to Afghanistan in 2006. He is mugging atop an abandoned Russian tank, flashing a sardonic V-for-victory sign and his best Nixon-style grin. The pose is a little like Holbrooke himself: looming, theatrical, passionate, indignant. ...more

February 16, 2009

Our country is in the throes of a very unstable economy of which there is no solution except to delay the inevitable collapse of things we have become accustomed to — primarily having everything we want right now. ...more

February 12, 2009

Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, amid speculation she'll run for president in four years, blamed Bush administration policies for the defeat last week of the GOP ticket and prayed she wouldn't miss "an open door" for her next political opportunity. ...more

November 10, 2008

Challenging 38-year incumbent C.W. Bill Young for Congress is daunting, but Dunedin Mayor Bob Hackworth thinks he has the key. ...more

October 19, 2008

The direction of the nation is at stake in this election. Hard economic times, a disappointing Republican administration and the seductive promises of a master orator are pushing America toward a European-style social democracy. If you don't want that to happen, vote for Republican Sen. John McCain. ...more

October 17, 2008

Much of the financial mess we are in, whether perceived or real, could have been avoided. ...more

October 5, 2008

Barack Obama, who appears to be the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, faces a tough challenge in winning Florida, political insiders and experts say. ...more

June 4, 2008

I am a Democrat. I wish George W. Bush and his family a good life. As president however he is: 1. Incompetent 2. Arrogant 3. Has misled the government and the people of this country with errors and lies. If you believe that you, or your family, and our country are better off than we were seven years ago, I don't think you need read any further. ...more

January 10, 2008